Arenga listeri
Appearance
Arenga listeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Arenga |
Species: | A. listeri
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Binomial name | |
Arenga listeri |
Arenga listeri, the Lister's palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister.
It is endemic to Christmas Island and is threatened by habitat loss.
The palm is featured on a 1978 postage stamp of Christmas Island together with Lister.
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, D. (1998). "Arenga listeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38190A10100074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38190A10100074.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.